Published: Friday, December 21, 2012 at 09:45 PM.

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Greene Lamp Head Start Highland 3 classroom collected two boxes of canned goods and donated them to the Salvation Army for its food drive. The 4-and 5-year-old students took them to the center and presented them to Maj. Robin Starr Dec. 11.

Bruce Hill and John Walters, field representatives with Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society, presented Christmas stockings Dec. 13 to Star. For more information on Woodmen of the World, contact Hill at 252-521-2446 or Walters at 252-933-9088.

For more information on the Christmas Cheer Stocking Program, or other aspects of the Salvation Army, call Starr at 252-523-5175.

Farmer’s Market extends hours

The Lenoir County Farmer’s Market has extended its regular hours to accommodate last-minute holiday needs.

Greene Lamp Head Start Highland 3 classroom collected two boxes of canned goods and donated them to the Salvation Army for its food drive. The 4-and 5-year-old students took them to the center and presented them to Maj. Robin Starr Dec. 11.

Bruce Hill and John Walters, field representatives with Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society, presented Christmas stockings Dec. 13 to Star. For more information on Woodmen of the World, contact Hill at 252-521-2446 or Walters at 252-933-9088.

For more information on the Christmas Cheer Stocking Program, or other aspects of the Salvation Army, call Starr at 252-523-5175.

Farmer’s Market extends hours

The Lenoir County Farmer’s Market has extended its regular hours to accommodate last-minute holiday needs.

The market will be open regular hours today, with Bill Tilghman Produce, Ronnie Hanchey Produce, Big Oak Farms, Farm House Kitchen and Bakery, and Sweet Creations as on-site vendors.

Regular hours of operation also will apply Sunday, with Ronnie Hanchey Produce available beginning at 7:30 a.m. and Della’s Delights (Heather Wilson) on site from 3 to 5 p.m.

On Monday, Ronnie Hanchey Produce will be available until about 2 p.m. He also will be at the market Dec. 31 and on regular market days until his produce is gone.

The Farmer’s Market management team wishes all a Merry Christmas and the happiest of New Years. Plans already are in the making for spring and summer events, including a Re-opening and Blessing of the Crops party in April when the strawberries are ready, a bicycle Tour de Farm in April, and Business after Hours on June 11.

Meanwhile, know that the farmers are busily preparing their land for the planting of next year's crops. They have very little time to rest. Keep them in your heart.

New year to bring new rate

Lenoir Memorial Hospital’s Minges Wellness Center is celebrating the New Year with a new rate.

Beginning Jan. 2, the monthly rate will decrease to $20 a month. This means that there will be no excuse to get that exercise program started.

The new rate includes a wide variety of weekly group exercise classes, including Body Blitz, Easy Does It, Zumba, Tai Chi, Yoga, and other beginner’s level classes. Members will be able to continue to pay monthly, with no annual contract.

New members will pay a one-time $10 initiation fee that will include supplies necessary for membership. All January members will receive a 2013 monthly wellness calendar.